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Originally Posted By: Achordocaster
Noel,

It's pretty much all been said, but just let me add... I THOUGHT THIS WAS OUTSTANDING!!

All the instruments sound so clear and work so well together. Loved the guitar and the strings and your vocal and the mix... I loved everything! Just a GREAT write! I could see this being done in a broadway musical.

Great Job!! grin


Hi Greg,

Appreciate your passing through the thread. Thanks for taking time to have a listen and to comment. You made my day!

All the best,
Noel


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Noel,
I thought I had commented on this masterpiece, blush
All has already been said about the song, beautiful.

I read in another post how you adjusted the vocal track using volume nodes, flipping heck how long does that take you if the example you used is done on the whole vocal track? It is well worth it tho' because the vocal track is perfect.
I do the same but to a considerably lesser extent so will have a go Noel-style on my next song.

Well done again!!

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I'm going to have to agree with all the praise that's been posted for this song - thank you for sharing it with us!

This is our "Hot Forum Topic" for today smile

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Callie,

Thank you for the great start that you've given my Tuesday!

All the best,
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Originally Posted By: jannesan
Simple and beautiful, magnificent and wonderful smile Great singing and mixing, nice strings and solo. But most of all, I really like the lyrics, Earth is one of the most inspiring subjects to write a song about and you have really captured the "ancient mystery". I wish that Earth could be reflected in the title of the song somehow.

Janne


Hi Janne,

Thank you. I totally agree with you about Earth. One doesn't have to look too far to be inspired. It's a pretty incredible planet when looked at in photos from NASA. Brenda and I actually did try to include "Earth" in the title, but we couldn't come up with a suitable hook. Maybe next time!

Thanks again.

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Originally Posted By: Scottt709
Beautiful lyric and vocal


Thanks Scott. Appreciate your having a chance to have a listen.

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Originally Posted By: Will B - PG Music
Really incredible song, Noel. I love how you slowly add musical elements building up to the guitar solo, which as lots of people have said is excellent. I also adore the climactic string ending! Great job.


Will,

Thanks for jumping in, listening and commenting. Much appreciated.

You know, none of what I do would be possible without the amazing team at PG Music. Every time I use BIAB, I marvel at how it makes making good music so easy! And then there's PG Music staff.... I haven't met any company anywhere that better looks after its customers (seriously)!

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Originally Posted By: Will B - PG Music
Really incredible song, Noel. I love how you slowly add musical elements building up to the guitar solo, which as lots of people have said is excellent. I also adore the climactic string ending! Great job.


Will,

Thanks for jumping in, listening and commenting. Much appreciated.

You know, none of what I do would be possible without the amazing team at PG Music. Every time I use BIAB, I marvel at how it makes making good music so easy! And then there's PG Music staff.... I haven't met any company anywhere that better looks after its customers (seriously)!

Thanks again,
Noel


My pleasure, Noel! That makes us so happy to hear how much you love the program smile smile You're too kind!


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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
"And when the night is dark and I can see a million stars
I like to sit and watch and feel the peace and calm
Wherever I turn, when I look around
An ancient mystery shields and shelters me"

Breath taking lyrics!

We need to start commenting on your songs earlier rather than later. It seems that all of the accolades have been taken so quickly. Like floyd we much agree with everything Tom said...and with what floyd said in addition.

You have more positivity packed into one song than many could write in a life time. Although I often tend toward darker lyrics Janice personifies the positive approach toward all things in life and that is one reason of many that she so enjoys your compositions...as I do.

Neither Janice nor I are particularly good in parsing out productions for comment. We get lost in the totality of everything when it is this good. But we have to mention how well it is written, sung and arranged. The mix is lovely and very supportive of the lyric. As others have said the strings and electric guitar solo are standout.

Superb Noel!

J&B


Hi Janice and Bud,

Good to see/read you. Thanks for dropping in and giving the song a listen. I appreciate the comments and I know that Brenda will be equally appreciative when she reads them. I always like reading your insights on the posts in the forum.

At the end of this song's journey of creation, it seemed to mostly take care of itself. The part we struggled most with was the bridge. To read your comment about this section, brought a smile to my face. Thanks for that!

All the best to you both,
Noel


Originally Posted By: Sergio Guarneri

Very beautiful song.
Everything sounds good.

Sergio

Hey Sergio,

Thank you! Much appreciated.

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Originally Posted By: SaxMarc
Noel,
Nice positive message, and I think the arrangement is really good. It sounds excellent!


Thanks Marc! I appreciate the feedback.

Regards,
Noel


Originally Posted By: Skyline
A lovely song Noel, and a really beautiful arrangement, with a perfect strings part. A lovely listen.
Top notch work!

Cheers
John


John,

When I listen to your work, I always come away thinking about how much I still need to learn in relation to arranging. It is for this reason that I really appreciate your comments. Thank you.

All the best,
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The song is gorgeous Noel! All the tweaks that you've done plus the audiophile tracks arrangement on this sound awesome - WOW!
Listening on headphones the definition and nuances of the instruments arrangement in the mix is amazingly beautiful.

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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Noel, you've excelled once again.

The one thing that stood out was the fantastic way you created the build throughout the song.

Sensational lyrics, with perfect balance, all bundled and delivered with an amazing melody.

I really enjoyed this.

Trev



Hi Trev,

Thanks for having a listen. I think luck was on my side when I arranged this. As I said to floyd, I found three four-leaf clovers pretty soon after I started putting this together. As the Irish will tell you, one should never underestimate four-leaf-clover power! It works in mysterious ways.

Appreciate the comments. It's always good to know that I'm heading in the right direction.

All the best,
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Very nicely realised, Noel. Luscious arrangement with everything in its place and a nice build. Loved it!

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Originally Posted By: dani48
Hi, Noel !


What a beautiful tune
you´ve written again !
Made me wanting to join you
on the second voice !!!!!

Cheers
Dani


Hi Dani,

Thank you! You know, you're ALWAYS welcome to join in and sing second voice! Thank you for having a listen.

All the best to you from the southern hemisphere!
Noel

Originally Posted By: MarioD
Noel, I'm glad that this one didn't get past me as I am late to listen as usual.

I think that this is you at your best! I love your vocal, lyrics and backing tracks, especially the strings, and it was all mixed perfectly.

This is a keeper.


Thanks, Mario. I appreciate your thumbs up. Sometimes, not too often, the stars align when putting a song together. Maybe that's what happened here!

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Originally Posted By: gibson
Noel,
I thought I had commented on this masterpiece, blush
All has already been said about the song, beautiful.

I read in another post how you adjusted the vocal track using volume nodes, flipping heck how long does that take you if the example you used is done on the whole vocal track? It is well worth it tho' because the vocal track is perfect.
I do the same but to a considerably lesser extent so will have a go Noel-style on my next song.

Well done again!!

Alyn


Hey Alyn,

It's great to see you.

Ahh... you read that post...

I'm really slow when I mix a song. It usually takes between 1 and 2 weeks. Most of that time is spent tweaking my vocals. I see myself as being on the minus side of average when it comes to singing and so I do a few things to try and rectify that. In order of processing, the below list outlines what I do.

  1. record multiple takes back to back by using looped recording in Reaper (usually eight takes)
  2. assemble a comp'd vocal track by selecting the best phrases and parts of phrases from those takes
  3. using Reaper's plugin 'ReaTune', I manually adjust any note that's noticeably out of tune
  4. use a suitable preset in iZotope's Nectar to add any or all of the following: eq, compression, reverb, delay, de-ess, saturation (what I use is determined by the flavour of the song's backing and I manually tweak this preset as needed)
  5. in Reaper, I slice the vocal track into short phrases and, using 'take volume' envelopes, I adjust the volume of syllables so that they align with spoken syllable strength wherever required
  6. once I get the comp'd vocal to sound as good as possible, I then use a volume envelope on the whole vocal track to adjust the volume of sections so that they balance against the mix

Because my ears tire after about the first 30 minutes of mixing, even though I might spend two hours on the track, I always come back to the track the following day and fine tune what I did the previous day.

Thank you for taking the time to listen. I really appreciate your comments.

All the best,
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Originally Posted By: Sundance
The song is gorgeous Noel! All the tweaks that you've done plus the audiophile tracks arrangement on this sound awesome - WOW!
Listening on headphones the definition and nuances of the instruments arrangement in the mix is amazingly beautiful.



Hi Josie,

I really appreciate your visit and your comments. Thank you! You made my day smile

All the best,
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Originally Posted By: Matcham
Very nicely realised, Noel. Luscious arrangement with everything in its place and a nice build. Loved it!


Thanks Matcham. Appreciate it.

Regards,
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Noel...this is seriously great. I love your voice and your delivery. To me this song sounds like it could be from a movie soundtrack. I saw your comment about using Brent Mason for the break, did you play on this also?

This is one of those songs that stays in your head after you hear it. I'm extremely impressed. Excellent job.

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